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Comment on Anglican Reflections on Justification by Faith (NEW) by Isaac

Isaac — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:42:27 +0000

It is refreshing to see such a potent articulation of reformed catholicism. Thank you, and may God bless your work.

Comment on About Me by Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:41:45 +0000

One major question remains: What does the G. stand for?

Comment on About Me by D. Weers

D. Weers — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:15:54 +0000

Hi, Are you perhaps the Bill Witt that went to Rishel Jr High in Denver in the late 1960′s? I could be an old friend.

Comment on A Question About Infant Baptism by David Koyzis

David Koyzis — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:16:23 +0000

A few sundays ago, our Theresa was sick and I stayed home with her. We held our own worship service, and I read John 3. The two of us discussed it and when we came to the part about being “born again,” she spoke up: “I was born again at my baptism.” She said it with such confidence and joy that I could only nod in agreement. I am not a believer in baptismal regeneration as that is commonly understood, but I do believe that the Holy Spirit begins working in our hearts before we are even aware of it. It’s marvellous to see the evidence of this in my own daughter.

Comment on Austin Farrer: Anglican Philosophical Theologian by Edward Henderson

Edward Henderson — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:01:49 +0000

William Witt,

Enjoyed this review and would like a copy of it but found it impossible to print. Can you help me?

David Hein and I put together another collection which was published in 2011 by SCM in England and by Wipf & Stock in the states: C. S. Lewis and Friends: Faith and the Power of Imagination. My chapter on Farrer might go a little way toward bringing Farrer’s approach to scripture into connection with his theology and philosophy, but your assessment that that connection was not made in Captured by the Crucified is certainly accurate. Maybe it’s something you’d like to try your own hand at?

Comment on Anglican Reflections on Justification by Faith (NEW) by Richard Cronin

Richard Cronin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:25:25 +0000

Thanks Will excellent stuff.

Comment on New Article on Justification by Faith by Peter

Peter — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:10:06 +0000

Thanks for your work Dr. Witt. As always it is much appreciated!

Comment on A Question About Infant Baptism by noel

noel — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:24:14 +0000

Thanks for the helpful bit about confirmation. I suppose that I am a little hesitant to think of the “incompleteness” of Baptism, though I think I was catechized to think of it in that way. I say this only because I then see that the believer’s baptism folks will jump on it and say then why baptize infants at all. Some people will also tend to think that it’s not “real”…a sacramental reality, I mean, which we are never really allowed to believe. This might be covered over in the Thomist analogy of still birth in that, as you say, real new life is accessible.
At the same time, your emphasis on the need for catechesis (as is promised by the whole church in the vows on behalf of the infant I might add) is a good one and I think the only viable theological and pastoral option. Also, in the time of the unchurched in which we are, I agree that the catechesis of adults and their baptism will be very important and will rise to be once again the sacramental norm.
Helpful to my growth into my baptism was the assumption that I was a full fledged and therefore, fledgling, member of Christ’s body and the burden of proof was on me to say otherwise. I also just wrote in a paper for Catechesis/Formation today that I applaud my parents’ astute eyes to see my childlike responses as true exercising of my little kid faith. So, I am not sure of the part where you say, “but, until the child grows to exercise faith as an adult, the promise of baptism points to something future, not yet fully actualized”…but perhaps “faith as an adult” also just refers to the time when the child decides they would like to be confirmed? Is that what is meant or is there an “age of maturity” sort of thing that Aquinas refers to?
Thanks for your good thoughts and telling me about this blog at lunch today! I better go write the Confirmation paper now….

Comment on Who Are Those Guys? by Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:38:15 +0000

I laughed out loud when I read, “It may not be impossible to be a Liberal Protestant after the time of Karl Barth, but it should at least be an embarrassment.” Love it! I appreciate what you’ve written, and your journey seems similar to mine, from a Baptist to an Anglican.

I wonder if it might be possible to take Aquinas’ use of Aristotelian epistemology but begin with Barth’s narrative/ Trinitarian approach to God as opposed to Aquinas’ understanding of him as Lawgiver, and combine them so that Barth and Aquinas complementary?

Comment on A Question About Infant Baptism by John

John — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:43:34 +0000

One of the best discussions of infant baptism I've come across is by Tony Lane, who takes what he calls a "seismological approach" in analyzing the historical evidence for the practice. His paper on the topic for the Tyndale Bulletin is available online. The same arguments are repeated with the addition of some autobiographical material and dry humor in Lane's contribution to IVP's recent three views book on baptizing infants.